Michael Curtiz
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 24, 1886
- Died
- April 10, 1962
- Birthplace
- Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 — April 10, 1962), born Manó Kaminer, was a Hungarian-American film director. He had early credits as Mihály Kertész and Michael Kertész. He directed more than fifty films in Europe and more than one hundred in the United States. The best-known were The Adventures of Robin Hood, Angels with Dirty Faces, Casablanca, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and White Christmas. He thrived in the heyday of the Warner Bros. studio in the 1930s and '40s. Curtiz was less successful from the late 1940s onwards, when he attempted to move from studio direction into production and freelance work, but he continued working until shortly before his death.
Filmography
- Liliom
Liliom TBA
Director
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance 2028
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of 2012
as Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn 2005
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 1995
as Self (archive footage)
The Comancheros 1961
Director
Francis of Assisi 1961
Director
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1960
Director
A Breath of Scandal 1960
Director
The Hangman 1959
Director
The Man in the Net 1959
Director
King Creole 1958
Director
The Proud Rebel 1958
Director
The Helen Morgan Story 1957
Director
The Best Things in Life Are Free 1956
Director
The Vagabond King 1956
Director
The Scarlet Hour 1956
Producer, Director
We're No Angels 1955
Director
White Christmas 1954
Director
The Egyptian 1954
Director
The Boy from Oklahoma 1954
Director
Trouble Along the Way 1953
Director
The Jazz Singer 1953
Director
- You're the Star
You're the Star 1953
as Self
The Story of Will Rogers 1952
Director
I'll See You in My Dreams 1951
Director
Jim Thorpe – All-American 1951
Director
Force of Arms 1951
Director
The Screen Director 1951
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
The Breaking Point 1950
Director
Bright Leaf 1950
Director
Young Man with a Horn 1950
Director
The Lady Takes a Sailor 1949
Director
It's a Great Feeling 1949
as Michael Curtiz (uncredited)
Flamingo Road 1949
Director, Executive Producer
My Dream Is Yours 1949
Director, Executive Producer
Romance on the High Seas 1948
Director
The Unsuspected 1947
Producer, Director
Life with Father 1947
Director
Night and Day 1946
Director
Mildred Pierce 1945
Director
Roughly Speaking 1945
Director
Janie 1944
Director
Passage to Marseille 1944
Director
This Is the Army 1943
Director
Show-Business at War 1943
as Self
Mission to Moscow 1943
Director
Casablanca 1943
Director
Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942
Director
Captains of the Clouds 1942
Director
Dive Bomber 1941
Director
The Sea Wolf 1941
Director
Santa Fe Trail 1940
Director
The Sea Hawk 1940
Director
Virginia City 1940
Director
Four Wives 1939
Director
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 1939
Director
Daughters Courageous 1939
Director
Sons of Liberty 1939
Director
Dodge City 1939
Director
Angels with Dirty Faces 1938
Director
Four Daughters 1938
Director
Four's a Crowd 1938
Director
The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938
Director
Gold Is Where You Find It 1938
Director
The Perfect Specimen 1937
Director
Kid Galahad 1937
Director
Mountain Justice 1937
Director
Marked Woman 1937
Co-Director
Stolen Holiday 1937
Director
Black Legion 1937
Co-Director
The Charge of the Light Brigade 1936
Director
The Walking Dead 1936
Director
Captain Blood 1935
Director
Little Big Shot 1935
Director
Bright Lights 1935
Producer
Front Page Woman 1935
Director
Black Fury 1935
Director
The Case of the Curious Bride 1935
Director
British Agent 1934
Director
The Key 1934
Director
Jimmy the Gent 1934
Director
Mandalay 1934
Director
Female 1933
Director
The Kennel Murder Case 1933
Director
Goodbye Again 1933
Director
Private Detective 62 1933
Director
The Keyhole 1933
Director
Mystery of the Wax Museum 1933
Director
20,000 Years in Sing Sing 1932
Director
The Cabin in the Cotton 1932
Director
Doctor X 1932
Director
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain 1932
Director
Alias the Doctor 1932
Director
The Woman from Monte Carlo 1932
Director
The Mad Genius 1931
Director
God's Gift to Women 1931
Director
Demon of the Sea 1931
Director
River's End 1930
Director
A Soldier's Plaything 1930
Director
Bright Lights 1930
Director
The Matrimonial Bed 1930
Director
Under a Texas Moon 1930
Director
Mammy 1930
Director
Hearts in Exile 1929
Director
The Gamblers 1929
Director
Madonna of Avenue A 1929
Director
Glad Rag Doll 1929
Director
Noah's Ark 1928
Director
Tenderloin 1928
Director
Good Time Charley 1927
Director
The Desired Woman 1927
Director
A Million Bid 1927
Director
The Third Degree 1926
Director
The Golden Butterfly 1926
Director
Cab No. 13 1926
Director
Red Heels 1925
Director
Moon of Israel 1924
Director
- Harun al Raschid
Harun al Raschid 1924
Director
- General Babka
General Babka 1924
Director
- A Deadly Game
A Deadly Game 1924
Director
- Namenlos
Namenlos 1923
Director
Avalanche 1923
Director
- Young Medardus
Young Medardus 1923
Director
Sodom and Gomorrah 1922
Director, Writer
- Samson and Delila
Samson and Delila 1922
Costume Design
Labyrinth of Horror 1921
Director
Mrs. Dane's Confession 1921
Director
Dracula's Death 1921
Writer
Good and Evil 1921
Director
Miss Tutti Frutti 1921
Director
- The Scourge of God
The Scourge of God 1920
Director, Screenplay
The Star of Damascus 1920
Director, Scenario Writer
- The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow 1920
Director, Screenplay
- Boccaccio
Boccaccio 1920
Director
- The Lady with the Black Gloves
The Lady with the Black Gloves 1919
Director
Lu, the Coquette 1919
Director, Screenplay
- My Brother Is Coming
My Brother Is Coming 1919
Director
- The Sunflower Woman
The Sunflower Woman 1918
Director
Magic Waltz 1918
Director, Screenplay
The Scorpion 1918
Director
- The Judas
The Judas 1918
Director
The Devil 1918
Director
Lulu 1918
Director
99 1918
Director
- Jean the Tenant
Jean the Tenant 1918
Director
- The Story Of A Kreutzer
The Story Of A Kreutzer 1918
Director
- A csúnya fiú
A csúnya fiú 1918
Director
Spring in Winter 1918
Director
Alraune 1918
Director
A vörös Sámson 1917
Director
- Peace's Road
Peace's Road 1917
Director
The Man Of The Earth 1917
Director
Secret of St. Job Forest 1917
Director
- Nobody's Son
Nobody's Son 1917
Director
The Last Dawn 1917
Director
- Tartar Invasion
Tartar Invasion 1917
Screenplay, Director
The Charlatan 1917
Director
- The Death-Bell
The Death-Bell 1917
Director
Master Zoard 1917
Director, Screenplay
A magyar föld ereje 1917
Director, Writer
The Black Rainbow 1917
Director
The Wolf 1917
Director, Screenplay
The Coronation of King Charles IV 1916
Director
Mr. Doctor 1916
Director
Melancholy Lady 1916
Director, Screenplay
The Carthusians 1916
Director
- Seven of Spades
Seven of Spades 1916
Director
- Haza, haza öreg baka
Haza, haza öreg baka 1916
Director
- Akit ketten szeretnek
Akit ketten szeretnek 1915
Director
- Bánk bán
Bánk bán 1915
Director
- A kölcsönkért csecsemök
A kölcsönkért csecsemök 1915
Director
The Undesirable 1915
Director
- A paradicsom
A paradicsom 1915
Director
- A hercegnö pongyolája
A hercegnö pongyolája 1914
Director
- Golddigger
Golddigger 1914
Director
- Rablélek
Rablélek 1914
Director
- Prisoner of the Night
Prisoner of the Night 1914
Director
Atlantis 1913
Actor
- The Last Bohemian
The Last Bohemian 1913
Director
- Házasodik az uram
Házasodik az uram 1913
Director
Today and Tomorrow 1912
as Arisztid, Director
Credits from TMDB.